Battery box and holder.



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GEORGELEWIS PATTERSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR, TO ALICE G.PATTERSON, OF

NEW YORK, N. Y. I

BATTERY BOX AND HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1909.

Application filed December 1, 1908. Serial No. 465,558.

To'all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, GEORGE Lnwrs PAT- TERSON, citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at the city of New York, county and State-of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements, in Battery Boxes andI 7 Holders, of which the following is a full, clear,

Other advanta es will be seen and recog-.

nlzed by the mec anic' skilled in this art.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevat1o n of my improved batteryholder, the box being shown mainly in section. Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe box. Fig. 3 is a plan view wlth the box cover removed. Fig. 4 is aplan new of the holder or cell basket detached and with the cells.absent;

1 1s a box of suitable outline to receive what I term the cell holder orbasket. This basket comprises a base or'floor 2, with upright partitions3 4. The ,partition 3 1nthis instance runs lengthwise of the floor 2,

while the partitions 4 (two being shown inthis instance) extendcross-wise of the floor- 2 and intersect and reinforce the partition 3.One o f the partitions (in this instance the partltlon 3) 1s bowed up atits upper end to form a central handle 3, which 1s arranged above thetops of the cells (when the latter are in place) to permit the user tograsp the basket and lift itoutof the box or container. I

AS will be seen by the floor and artition arrangement of thebasket, alura ity of stalls I are provlded, each of whic may contain a batterycell 5. In the form shown, six stalls are provided. In the preferredform, the outerside ofall of the stalls is open, so that the severalbattery cells may be very easily inserted.

to 6 represents a strap, cord or e uivalent blnder, which may be tledaround t e group of.v cells, after the same are in place, to hol themsecurely in the several stalls of the basket.

of an adjacent cell, and so on -will be in circuit.

If desired, one edge of one partition be provided with a cleat 7 tofacilitate the ready attachment of the binder when the same is in theform of a cord.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that the removable basket permitsthe ready and quick assembling of all of the cells before the same areintroduced into the box, thus enabling all battery binding ostconnections to be conveniently made, w ile the cells arein a position tobe easily manipulated. :When

the cells are all properly in place and connected (one method ofconnection being illustrated 1n Fig. 3 by the linesleading from theterminal of one cell to the o po'si'te terminal the user grasps thebasket by the handle? and lowers it into the box 1. nections and appliesthe cover 8, which may be suitably rabbeted to fit the box properly andwhich may be also sealed by means of a gasket 9 extending around theline of. junc- .tion, said gasket being illustrated in section,

The cover may be conveniently secured by means of fastening screws 10,which take into stanchions 11 secured to the inner side of the box insuch a manner as to register properly with the ends of the screws 10--10. The

' outer end of each screw 10 may have a handle 10 by whichthe screw maybe turned down to clamp the cover 8 securely to the box. Connectedto'the stanchion 11 may be He then makes the end con-' a binding post orconnector 12, for example I 'of'the clip variety, to afford a nick andeasy connection for the end cells.

he rise of the handle 3 of the basket may be such as to lie closelyunder the cover 8, thereby preventing the basket from jarring up anddown. The floor of the basket is so proportioned as to fit neatly withinthe box 1, thus preventing'latincidental eral displacement and jarrinend partithereto. The basket floor an tions should be cut away slightlyto permit the basket tobe raised and lowered in the box when the coveris off, said cut-away portions aflording clearance for the stanchlons 11and clips 12. When the cells. are connected together and the .end cellsare connected to'the clips 1212, the screws 10-10 The usual conductingwires may now be connected to these screws 10 in an suitable manner, butby preference I provi e a tap ed hole in the upper end'of. each screwhan le 10, and I then provide a binding post such as illustrated at 14,comhandleone binding post being provided posts 15 connected at theirinner ends V 1, the user may suit his convenience in makprising a headand a screw-threaded shank adapted to fit the threaded opening in thefor each head 10*. This affords one convenient outlet for the currentbut I am enabled to provide another very simple outlet. This secondoutlet is efiected by providing two to the stanchions 111 1, andprojecting through the ends of the box 1, and lying flush orsubstantially flush with the surface thereof. These posts are partiallybored and threaded to receive the binding screws 14 so as to constitute(when said screws are in place and imconjunction with said screws) asecond set offbindin posts, whereby the user may readily attac theoutgoing circuit wires to the ends of the box 1 rather than to thehandles 10 10. By having this alternative arrangement and making itoptional with the user, whether the wires are oonnected to the removablecover or to the fixed box ing his external connections. In someinstances it might be desirable not to have the outgoing terminal wiresconnected to a removable cover, in which instance these wires could beconnected with the binding clips 1212 through the medium of the osts 15at the ends of the box. By making t e binding element 14 in the form ofa screw, instead of in the form of a nut,-fra ile projections from theends of the box or rom theupper What I claim is:

1. In a battery, a box, a separate cell hasket removablycarried therebyand adapted l to the interior of said box and comprising a plurality ofstalls each open at the top and one side and each arran ed to receive ahat tery cell, and means for olding said battery cells in place in saidbasket.

2. In a battery, a box, a battery carrier adapted to the interior of thebox and removable therefrom, a cover for said box, means for holdingsaid cover in place, terminals carried by said box and having extensionsin electrical communication with said cover holding means and a bindingpost arranged to make electrical connection with said terminal throughsaid cover holding means.

3. In a battery, a box, abattery carrier adapted to the interior of thebox and removable therefrom, a cover for said box,

means for holding said cover in place, terminals carried by said box andhaving extensions in electrical communication with said cover holdingmeans, a connector arranged to make electrical connection with said terminal through said cover holding means and throu h the side of the box.

4. n a battery, a box, a battery coll carrier adapted to the interior ofthe box and removable therefrom, a removable cover for the box, saidcover cooperating with the carrier to prevent looseness of the latterwhen the box is closed, and separate means to hold battery cells frombecoming loose in the carrier.

GEORGE LEWIS PATTERSON.

Witnesses:

. Rb C. MITOHELL,

M. E. GARRETT.

